NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE
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Over the past week, 30 drivers were charged with impaired-related criminal driving offences and their vehicles removed from York Region roads.
On Thursday, April 18, 2019, shortly after 9 p.m., an officer on patrol spotted a vehicle travelling on Highway 27 approaching Langstaff Road, in the City of Vaughan, that was weaving within the lane. The officer stopped the vehicle and investigated the driver. The driver failed a standard field sobriety test and was placed under arrest for being impaired by drug.
During a search of the vehicle, officers located a variety of pills, along with substances believed to be cocaine and crack cocaine. Officers also located a handgun.
Charged:
Abdulkadir Ahmed Mohamud, 22, City of Toronto
Charges include:
- Impaired operation
- Possess a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle
- Possession of a firearm knowing serial number defaced
- Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
A list of all the drivers charged with impaired-related criminal driving offences from April 15 to April 22, 2019:
- Brendon Junmany, 27, Town of Caledon
- Mary Keddy, 53, Township of Tiny
- Michael Liscio, 52, Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
- Lovjit Braich, 29, City of Markham
- William Manuel, 39, City of London
- Eric Flores Alvarez, 44, Town of Newmarket
- Thitiwat Surasart, 22, City of Vaughan
- Akshya Rampal, 28, City of Brampton
- Shawn Degeer, 41, Town of East Gwillimbury
- Antonio Delorenzo, 49, City of Vaughan
- Abdulkadir Ahmed Mohamud, 22, City of Toronto
- Beau Schellenburg, 44, City of Barrie
- James Hunt, 55, Township of Tiny
- Ricardo Gonzalez, 31, City of Toronto
- Carmine Di Carlo, 47, City of Markham
- Ali Chahine, 21, City of Vaughan
- Stephen Dodd, 44, City of Vaughan
- Melissa Proulx, 26, Orleans
- Danny Truong, 29, City of Brampton
- Mao Dong, 41, City of Markham
- Osazee Iyen, 28, Town of East Gwillimbury
- Bi Yu Lin, 43, City of Markham
- Daniel Mclellan, 34, Town of East Gwillimbury
- Samuel Clark, 22, Town of Georgina
- Jonathan Alexandre, 27, Repentigny Quebec
- Ranbir Notay, 31, City of Pickering
- Geoffrey Brookes, 43, Town of Newmarket
- Peter Dixon, 47, City of Toronto
- Joshua Brammer, 30, Town of Newmarket
- Joshua Harper, 32, Town of East Gwillimbury
York Regional Police thanks members of the community for helping us stop and arrest impaired drivers by calling 9-1-1. We consider these incidents a life-threatening crime in progress and will continue to respond to these calls. So far in 2019, more than 800 calls to 9-1-1 have helped to safely remove impaired drivers from our roads, which has led to more than 490 impaired-related criminal charges being laid.
The legal consequences of an impaired driving charge can include roadside vehicle impoundment and automatic driver’s licence suspension, as well as further consequences imposed by the courts, including longer licence suspensions, large fines and in some cases, jail time. We are reminding drivers that York Regional Police conducts RIDE spot checks year round and that our officers are always watching for suspected impaired drivers. We also continue to encourage citizens to call 9-1-1 if you spot a suspected impaired driver.
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